UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Billy Donovan coaches the Chicago Bulls and has for half of his 10 NBA seasons. He has steered them to the playoffs just once, and even if you add his five successful seasons in Oklahoma City, he has gotten his team out of the first round only one time.

His NBA record, a solid 438-365, ranks him 50th in regular-season victories and tied for 68th with Larry Brown with a .548 winning percentage. Of the 49 coaches who have won more often in NBA history, 33 are not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .

But Donovan will be as of Saturday night, when his enshrinement as a member of the Class of 2025 becomes official in a ceremony at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Mass. He will go in with Carmelo Anthony, a player he coached for one season in OKC, and Dwight

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